New York Times

What We Know About the Global Microsoft Outage

Across the world, critical businesses and services including airlines, hospitals, train networks and TV stations, were disrupted on July 19 by a global tech outage affecting Microsoft users. A series of outages rippled across the globe as information displays, login systems and broadcasting networks went dark.

What Caused Such a Widespread Tech Meltdown?

A flawed software update sent out by a little-known cybersecurity company caused major computer outages around the world on July 19, affecting airlines, hospitals, emergency responders and scores of other businesses and services. How could that happen? The chaos stemmed from an update sent by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company based in Austin, Texas, to businesses that use its software to protect against hackers and online intruders.

The Data That Powers A.I. Is Disappearing Fast

For years, the people building powerful artificial intelligence systems have used enormous troves of text, images and videos pulled from the internet to train their models. Now, that data is drying up. Many of the most important web sources used for training A.I.

Sen J.D. Vance Is Trump’s Pick for Vice President

Donald Trump has chosen Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) to be his running mate, wagering that the young senator will bring fresh energy to the Republican ticket and ensure that the movement Trump began nearly a decade ago can live on after him. Sen Vance is a political newcomer who entered the Senate in 2023, but he has spent that time methodically ascending the conservative firmament.